About Peter Spence
Born 1944. Peter Spence is a journalist and screenwriter, known for To the Manor Born and Writer.
Peter Spence (born 24 April 1944) is an English journalist and writer. He created and wrote the British sitcom To the Manor Born.
Early life Born in 1944, Peter Spence was educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire. At the age of 18, he became a reporter for the Birmingham Post and Mail. Around the same times, he joined the Territorial Army. Out of 21 episodes, he wrote 20 of them. The manor shown in the opening credits is in fact Cricket House at Cricket St Thomas – the home of his in-laws.
Spence has also written for radio, including 'Weekending’; ‘The News Huddlines’; The Roy Castle Show and Windsor Davies Presents.
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Who is Peter Spence?
English journalist and writer
When was Peter Spence born?
Peter Spence was born on 24 April 1944 in England.
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Peter Spence is a journalist and screenwriter.
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Peter Spence is known for To the Manor Born and Writer.
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